“When you cease from labour, fill up your time in reading, meditation, ...” — David Brainerd Quote

“When you cease from labour, fill up your time in reading, meditation, and prayer: and while your hands are labouring, let your heart be employed, as much as possible, in divine thoughts.”

“Oh, how precious is time, and how it pains me to see it slide away, while I do so little to any good purpose.”

“I bless God for this retirement: I never was more thankful for any thing than I have been of late for the necessity I am under of self-denial in many respects.”

“When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.”

“Forgive: Make a conscious decision to cease to harbor resentment, which includes forgiving a debt and giving up one's resolve to retaliate.”

“I think that once you become a parent, you cease to think of yourself as a hero or heroine.”